Andreas Merkl and Ocean Conservancy: Detecting and Preventing Damage to the Ocean
Andreas Merkl is the CEO of Ocean Conservancy, whose mission is the development of new solutions for a changing ocean. Ocean Conservancy educates and empowers citizens to take action on behalf of the ocean. Andreas holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard University, a master’s degree in Regional Planning and Natural Resource Analysis from the University of California at Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Prior to his role with Ocean Conservancy, Andreas was a founding member of McKinsey & Company's Environmental Practice and served as Vice President and co-founder of the CH2M HILL Strategy Group, a leading provider of environmental management consulting services worldwide. He is particularly interested in the connected challenges of ocean ecosystem decline and climate change.
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